In terms of School Infrastructure – A total of 1,856 out of 2,578 basic school projects have been completed under the Schools Under Trees programme. Additional emphasis has been put on grain storage facilities and the creation of bore holes for agricultural purposes.47. In Wa, Sunyani, Tarkwa, Dansoman, Krachi Nchumuru in the Oti Region and many other areas, school children can no longer skip school to play truant in the name of the school shift system.42.
Delivering his final State of the Nation Address to Parliament yesterday, he said the government had extended electricity coverage, increased water supply and improved roads.President Mahama recalled that the early years of his government were characterised by a crippling power crisis which led to a very unpopular load management programme.“This shortage of power hobbled the growth of the economy and affected both business and residential customers.
The Affordable Housing Project at Saglemi in the Ningo-Prampram District of the Greater Accra Region.54. During his tenure in office, a large number of health professionals trained under his administration to improve the healthcare delivery system of the country.27. He was also honoured with a ‘Friendship Medal’ by the government of Cuba, for his support towards Cuba. Achievements of Mahama: NDC’s Claim on Four Major Road Projects Misleading The National Democratic Congress (NDC), on July 29, released a statement to highlight 60 achievements of their flagbearer and former president, John Dramani Mahama.
Additional emphasis has been put on grain storage facilities and the creation of bore holes for agricultural purposes.47. Adenta Regeneration Project (SHC Gardens) The Adenta Regeneration Project Works on the Regeneration projects at Lartebiokorshie, Kaneshie, Kanda and North Effiakuma.59. This was his initiatives to follow through on raising the quality and inclusiveness of education for everyone in Ghana.41. The number of people benefitting from schemes such as the School Feeding Programme, the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) and the Eban card, had been expanded to cover majority of the poor and vulnerable population in the country.39. The ATMA project have expanded access to urban water supply in the capital, Accra.7. He was elected president later that year and served until 2017.
John Evans Atta Mills in July 2012, Mahama ascended to the presidency.
Indeed, the warning signals have started sounding about the danger of over-capacity and excess redundancy in the power sector.“We have agreed to work with the World Bank to rationalise the addition of new plants and ensure that we achieve optimum utilisation of existing capacity,” he said.On water, President Mahama stated that the universal target for water was to achieve “water for all by the year 2025” and said his vision had been to achieve that target well in advance of the target date.In that regard, he said, his administration continued to increase investment in the provision of clean drinking water and cited the provision of boreholes, small town water systems and major urban water treatment projects as some initiatives that had significantly increased access to clean drinking water.“Statistics at the end of 2015 showed that in excess of 76 per cent of both rural and urban residents have access to potable water. Progressive prominence of Ghanaian sportswomen and men at the African Youth Games in Gaborone, Botswana in 2014, the Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China in 2014, the Commonwealth Youth Games in Apia, Samoa in 2015, and the All-Africa Games in Brazzaville, Congo in 2015.Housing: Mahama government continues to invest heavily in the area of housing in a bid to bridge the housing deficit. We estimate that under this administration, we have lifted more than seven million people out of water deprivation,” he said.President Mahama contended that his tenure of office had seen some of the most massive investments in the road sector in the history of the country.He said his vision was to finish off road projects he inherited, such as the Achimota-Ofankor, Awoshie-Pokuase, Sofoline and Tetteh Quarshie-Adenta.He said the government also commenced and completed the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange, fast-tracked the construction and opening of the Kasoa overhead bridge, completed the Airport Hills/Burma Camp network of roads, as well as the 37-El Wak-Trade Fair road.“We have also invested more resources in continuing the Eastern corridor road project, asphalt overlay of roads in regional and district capitals and massive investments in cocoa roads across the country have opened up our country significantly,” he added.He mentioned other projects that were ongoing, such as the Tema Motorway Roundabout decongestion project and a new bridge from Flower Pot Roundabout on the Spintex Road over the Accra-Tema Motorway to East Legon.He said others were ready to commence, such as the Obetsebi-Lamptey interchange, the Pokuase Interchange and the Motorway expansion project.President Mahama said his government inherited an economy that was running a high deficit, with increasing inflation and interest rates and characterised by a rapidly depreciating currency.He recalled the forum at Senchi and said it was an attempt to forge a consensus for a home-grown fiscal consolidation programme, noting that the outcome eventually became the basis for the International Monitory Fund (IMF) Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme that the country was implementing.“The ECF programme had resulted in an improved macro environment which is seeing a steady decline in inflation and interest rates.